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Americans should keep plan they like

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Friday November 22, 2013 5:12 AM

The American people deserve health care that is affordable, reliable and allows them to keep the
doctor and insurance they like. Unfortunately, that is not what we are seeing as the new
health-care law is implemented.

The Obama administration also should have been honest about the impact of the law. President
Barack Obama said, “If you like your health-care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health-care
plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.” But at least 4.2 million Americans have
received cancellation notices for their insurance policies, and only about 160,000 have enrolled in
the exchanges. That means that for every one American who has signed up for Obamacare in October,
more than 26 lost their insurance.

That is unacceptable, which is why I voted in support of the “Keep Your Health Plan Act.” This
bill would allow Americans to keep their health insurance plans that are currently available on the
individual market. The legislation recently passed the House with bipartisan support and is
currently under consideration by the Senate.

While I believe that we must work to replace the health-care law moving forward, we must act now
to ensure Americans can keep the health-insurance plans they are happy with. It is what was
promised to them.